Jersey Post (www.jerseystamps.com)

Beetle Stamp issue series

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This is my latest series of postage stamps for Jersey Post; it features six beetles found on the island and is for a "post and go" philatelic issue. Species illustrated include the Bloody nose beetle, several ladybirds, and the wasp beetle.
To order these stamps please visit: http://www.jerseystamps.com/en/Shop/Detail?c=1612&r=%2F

Water Meadow landscape

Water meadow watercolor landscape illustration, including plant and animal species and invasive species found in this ecological habitat. Botanical illustrations of aquatic marginal species such as buttercup yellow flag, water soldier, himalyan balsam and pollarded willow. Animals include bat, otter, kingfisher, moorhen, crayfish, frog, peacock butterfly, perch fish, and dragonfly.

Red Clover Trifolium pratense

Red clover botanical sciart natural history illustration of this meadow based agriculture crop which adds nitrogen to farming soils, for an identification chart of common wayside hedgerow plants and wildflowers

Ladybird Ladybug time lapse film

Lizzie Harper natural history illustrator and botanical artist shows a time-lapse film of me painting a watercolor entomological insect illustration of the seven-spot ladybird beetle coccinella septempunctata and explains some of the painting techniques I use.

Magellenic Bog Moss Sphagnum magellicum

Detailed botanical illustration with anatomical details of the Magellenic bog moss showing habit, and invididual sprig. For use on identification chart produced by The Field Studies for Heathland ecology.

Rose sketchbook study botanical illustration

Sketchbook study of Rose in watercolor and graphite, natural history illustration of edible flower, natural science illustration of garden plant used in "The Garden Forager" by Adele Nozedar (Random House UK)

Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Timelapse

Lizzie Harper, sciart and natural history illustrator, completes a botanical illustration of the European wild strawberry, Fragaria vesca at 32x normal speed, explaining her techniques in this step by step guide.

Wester gorse Ulex Gallii

Botanical sciart illustration of a sprig of the Western gorse showing leaves and flower. Technical natural science illustration including anatomical details on flower and leaf anatomy. Used in a leaflet on identifying plants of heath habitats and environments.

River Landscape (Management guide)

Landscape of ecology and plant and animal species found in an idealised river landscape in Britain; including dipper, heron, martin, fish, invertebrates; and illustrations on management techniques for the habitat.

Seahorse pipefish Hippocampus Syngnathidae family

Seahorse pipefish Hippocampus Syngnathidae family members of this aquatic marine family natural history illustration in stippled pan and ink, scientific illustration used for London Aquarium, nature art, sciart

Red Devon Cow Rare Breed

Sciart natural history natural science illustration of the red devon rare breed of cattle, completed for the Field Studies Council UK identification leaflet on species of ancient woodland environment and habitat

Reed bed Habitat natural science landscape

Natural science illustration of the animals and plants found in a reed bed environment, including plants and wildlife, and a cross section of the water. Animals include birds, mammals, fish, micro organisms, and insects common in this biological niche. Used as a double paged spread in a conservation magazine

Shrew Sorex

Garphite natural history sciart natural science illustration of the common shrew for reference book on latin names of organisms including plants, mammals, birds, micro-organisms, and invertebrates.
From "The Naming of the Shrew" by John Wright, publ, Bloomsbury

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Lizzie Harper

Biography

I'm a freelance botanical and natural history illustrator drawing and painting plants, animals, composite landscapes, and diagrams for publishers, environemtal bodies, charities, and private individuals.
I work in watercolor, pen & ink, and pencil. I've recently completed work on several field guides for the Field Studies Council (FSC) in the UK, and for "The Garden Forager" by Adele Nozedar and for "The Complete Naturalist" by Nick Baker. I am currently working on illustrations for a series of postage stamps, and on packaging illustrations for retail outlets.
I exhibit from time to time, and also have a large data-base of my completed illustrations which are available for re-use by clients. Please see my web site link for examples of my work.

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